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Fritz Rumey
Name: Fritz Rumey
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: FA(A) 19 Jasta 2, 5
Victories: 45
Date Of Birth: March 3, 1891
Place of Birth: Konigsberg
Date Of Death: September 27, 1918
Place of Death: Neuville St. Remy
Rumey was serving with the 45th Infantry Regiment when the war
began. After serving with the 3rd Grenadier Regiment on the Russian
Front, he transferred to the German Air Service in the summer of
1915. Serving first as an observer with FA(A) 219, he completed
Jastaschule and was assigned to Jasta 2 in May of 1917. He was
reassigned to Jasta 5 in June. On June 26, 1918, he scored his 25th
victory, shooting down a Sopwith Camel flown by Canadian ace Edward
Eaton.
Rumey was wounded in action on August 25, 1918 and on September
24, 1918. Three days later Rumey's Fokker D.VII was badly damaged
when he collided with an S.E.5a flown by South African ace George
Lawson. Rumey jumped from his plane but was killed when his
parachute failed to open.
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